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Jamaica Employers’ Federation (JEF) President, David Wan, speaks to JIS News.
Jamaica Employers’ Federation (JEF) President, David Wan, speaks to JIS News.

Business Leaders React to CXC Suggestion

Several business leaders have reacted to the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) suggestion that employers diversify employment requirements by also requesting qualifications outside of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC). The CXC’s proposal comes against the background of what the regional...
State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green.
State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green.

Gov’t Taking Steps to Make Adoption Easier

Literacy More than Reading and Writing – Senator Reid

Craft Vendors Can Learn Spanish at Simón Bolívar Cultural Centre
State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Chairman of the Youth Advisory Committee of the Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., reading to students during an International Literacy Day event at the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), downtown Kingston on September 7. International Literacy Day will be observed globally on September 8.
State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Chairman of the Youth Advisory Committee of the Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., reading to students during an International Literacy Day event at the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), downtown Kingston on September 7. International Literacy Day will be observed globally on September 8.

Minister Grange Reads to Students for Int’l Literacy Day

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Knockalva Agricultural School Now a Polytechnic College

The Knockalva Agricultural School is now a polytechnic college, providing greater access to tertiary education for persons in western Jamaica. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid,  noted that the rebranded institution, located in Hanover, will bring tertiary studies to the doorsteps of residents of the parish in addition to St. James and Westmoreland. “We cannot...
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Member of Parliament, St. Andrew West Rural, Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (fourth right), is assisted by Director, Constituency Development Fund, Kedesha Campbell (third right); Councillor, Red Hills Division, Rohan Hall (left); and Parish Manager, Social Development Commission, Sandra Goulbourne (second left) in unveiling the new sign for the renovated Red Hills Skills Training Centre, at the official reopning on Thursday (September 6). Also sharing in the moment were Custos Rotulorum for the parish of St. Andrew, Dr. Patricia Dunwell (second right) and President, Community Development Committee, Janice Lewis.
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Training For Unattached Youth at Renovated Red Hills Skills Centre

The Red Hills Skills Training Centre in St. Andrew has been renovated at a cost of $3 million and will now offer unattached youth four skill-based courses through partnership with the HEART Trust/NTA. The refurbishing was undertaken through the Constituency Development Fund (CDF), which provides members of Parliament with financial resources to execute approved social and economic programmes within their...
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Education

September 8 is Literacy Day

International Literacy Day 2018 will be observed on Saturday, September 8, under the theme ‘Literacy and Skills Development’. According to a UNESCO report, this year’s focus will be on youth and adults within the lifelong-learning framework. The effective linkages between literacy and skills will also be explored. Locally, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is encouraging schools to engage...
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Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean (left), discussing Primary Exit Profile (PEP) documents with Principal of Hosanna Preparatory School, Montego Bay, Doreth Chambers, during a sensitisation session with leaders and educators of independent and private institutions on the new National Standards Curriculum (NSC) and the Primary Exit Profile (PEP), on September 5 at Jamaica College in Kingston.
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Time-Out Facilities to Help Students with Behavioural Problems

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has established two ‘Time Out’ facilities to assist in the rehabilitation of students who exhibit behavioural problems. The centres were opened this month at Alpha Boys’ School in Kingston and St. John Boscoe Boys’ Home in Mandeville, Manchester. Chief Education Officer in the Ministry, Dr. Grace McLean, has said that 12 other similar...
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Students from the Runaway Bay All-Age School line up to view the two new classrooms blocks that were constructed by Food For the Poor in collaboration with 13-year old-donor Rafe Cochran. The new classroom blocks were officially handed over to the school’s administration on August 31.
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Runaway Bay All-Age School Gets New Classrooms

Students and staff at the Runaway Bay All-Age School in St. Ann started the new school year on Monday (September 3) in more spacious surroundings. Food For the Poor, through partnership with 13-year-old donor Rafe Cochran, constructed two new blocks at the school, comprising six classrooms, bathrooms and an office area. The youngster, who hails from South Florida, contributed the...
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Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean, explains features of the National Standards Curriculum (NSC) during a sensitisation session for leaders and educators of independent and private institutions on Wednesday (September 5), at Jamaica College, Old Hope Road, St. Andrew.
Education

Education Ministry to Stage PEP Camps

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will be hosting a series of Primary Exit Profile (PEP) camps to provide additional support to students, teachers and parents. Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean, said that the camps will commence on September 15 and end October 21. “These camps are for parents, teachers and all stakeholders. What we will do is...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), speaking with grade-six students at Excelsior Primary School in St. Andrew, during his visit to the institution on Monday (September 3).
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Education Minister Satisfied With Start of New School Year

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has expressed satisfaction with the start of the 2018/2019 academic year. In an interview with JIS News on Monday (September 3), after visiting three schools in the Corporate Area – Wolmer’s Boys,’ Excelsior Primary and Infant, and Jessie Ripoll Primary – Minister Reid said that operations were off to...
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